Cate Blanchett claims ‘no one got paid anything’ for ‘LOTR’ — besides ‘free sandwiches’ and elf ears By . Riley Cardoza.

Cate Blanchett says ‘Lord of the Rings’ cast didn’t rake it in. A perk: ‘I got to keep my ears’ Cate Blanchett says that the “Lord of the Rings” cast was not paid.

Cate Blanchett will reteam with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson to reprise her role as the grandest elf of all in The Hobbit, which starts shooting in New Zealand in February. IE 11 is ...

Cate Blanchett attends the "The Apprentice" red carpet during the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2024, in Cannes, France. ... and I got to keep my [elf] ears. ...

Well, at least she got to keep the elf ears. Cate Blanchett — who played the powerful elf Galadriel in “Lord of the Rings ” and “The Hobbit” film series — was on Andy Cohen’s ...

Cate Blanchett is sharing how much she was paid for her role in one of the highest-grossing films of all time, "The Lord of the Rings" – and says it was basically "nothing." ...

Cate Blanchett has admitted her husband Andrew Upton has stowed away ALL of her prosthetic elf ears from The Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit trilogies because he’s got ‘a bit of a thing’ for them.

Cate Blanchett had a small role in the Lord of the Rings franchise — but she wanted to stick around longer. ... “I’ve been looking for my ears, for my elf ears, and I couldn’t find them.

Cate Blanchett Says She ‘Basically Got Free Sandwiches’ for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Role: ‘No One Got Paid Anything’ In the 2000s fantasy film franchise, Blanchett played royal elf Galadriel.

But, according to Cate Blanchett, ... “I basically got free sandwiches, and I got to keep my [elf] ears,” Blanchett said of her “Lord of the Rings” salary. She later said, ...

Cate Blanchett at the “Borderlands” premiere. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA Blanchett played elf leader Galadriel in all three “The Lord of the Rings” films, which came out in 2001 ...

Cate Blanchett set the record straight on her pay for filming The Lord of the Rings. The star of the Peter Jackson-directed trilogy cleared up the misconception that it was a high-paying job.